Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) |
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services AdministrationU.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ANNUAL REPORT: 1998 |
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I. AGENCY |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
REPORT PREPARED
BY
TITLE ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER |
James Beek
Acting Freedom of Information Officer Room 8-1042 , 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 301-443-5972 |
ELECTRONIC ADDRESS FOR REPORT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB: | |
JBEEK@samhsa.hhs.gov | |
ADDRESS FOR PAPER COPIES OF REPORT: | |
Room 8-1042 , 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 | |
II. HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST(Describe or provide electronic address for instructions in FOIA reference guide): |
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A. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components and offices that process FOIA requests (do not include coordinating offices; do not use persons' name - only titles): | |
Acting Freedom of Information Officer
Room 8-1042 , 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-5972 |
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B. Brief description of agency's response time range(s)
20 days to several months. Long delays generally due to requests for materials gathered and processed on an annual basis. |
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C. Brief description of why some requests are not granted (e g. Documents requested were protected by an exemption and release would have caused harm to the interest protected by the exemption.) No relevant documents |
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III. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS USED IN REPORT |
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A. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms:
CSAT - Center for Substance Abuse Treatment CSAP - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention CMHS - Center for Mental Health Services B. Basic terms (from FOIA UPDATE, Summer 1997) |
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IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES |
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A. List of Exemption 3 statutes relied on by the agency during report year:
--Exemption 3 of the FOIA --Section 821(b) National Defense Authorization Act
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V. INITIAL FOIA/PA ACCESS REQUESTS(Include all requests, 3rd or 1st party): |
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A. Numbers of initial requests (line 1 + line 2 - line 3 = line 4):
(Enter this number also as Line VII.B.1.) |
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B. Disposition of Initial Requests:1. Number granted in full: 26 2. Number granted in part: 20 3. Number of full and partial denials: 20 |
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Number of times each FOIA exemption was used:
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4. Other reasons for non-disclosure (total): 10
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VI. APPEALS OF INITIAL DENIALS OF FOIA/PA REQUESTS (include all access requests whether first or third party):A. Numbers of Appeals: NA
B. Disposition of Appeals:
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VII. COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS/STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTSA. Median Processing Time for Requests Processed During the Year.
B. Status of Pending Requests (if multiple tracks are being used, report for each track as well as totals).
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VIII. COMPARISONS WITH PREVIOUS YEARS(S) (Optional): |
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IX. COSTS/FOIA STAFFING:A. Staffing levels:
3. Total number of personnel (in work years): 5 B. Total costs (including staff and all resources):
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X. FEES:A. Total amount of fees collected by agency
for processing requests: $1,648.40 |
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XI. FOIA REGULATIONS (including fee schedule): |
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You may visit SAMHSA in person to review FOIA documents at the following address: Room 8-1042 Phone (301) 443-8956 Hours of Operation are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday-Friday |